Yeah that’s a worthy point, but people are not really making decisions on this basis. It’s not like Givewell, which recommends where other people should give. Open Phil has always ultimately been Holden doing what he wants and not caring about what other people think. It’s like those “where I donated this year” blogs from the Givewell staff. Yeah, people might well be giving too much credence to their views, but that’s a rather secondary thing to worry about.
Yeah that’s a worthy point, but people are not really making decisions on this basis. It’s not like Givewell, which recommends where other people should give. Open Phil has always ultimately been Holden doing what he wants and not caring about what other people think. It’s like those “where I donated this year” blogs from the Givewell staff. Yeah, people might well be giving too much credence to their views, but that’s a rather secondary thing to worry about.